Hansjoerg E. J. W. Kolder, M.D., Ph.D., Professorship
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The UI Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and the Carver Family Center for Macular Degeneration in the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and The University of Iowa Foundation invites you to an investiture ceremony to recognize Martin and Ruth Carver for their extraordinary gift to establish the Hansjoerg E. J. W. Kolder, M.D., Ph.D., Professorship in Best Disease Research and to celebrate the appointment of Dr. Robert F. Mullins to this position.
Monday, April 26, 2010
4:00 p.m.
01136 Braley Auditorium
Pomerantz Family Pavilion
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa
Following the ceremony, a reception will be held to honor Dr. Mullins and to recognize Martin and Ruth Carver for their generosity.
VA Funds Research on Prevention of Hemorrhage and Death after Traumatic Brain Injury
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation and Research Division is funding a research study on the prevention of hemorrhage and death after traumatic brain injury.
The research team is headed by UI Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor of Neuro-ophthalmology, Randy Kardon, MD, PhD (UI and VA) and includes Co-PI, Tatjana Lazik, DVM (Iowa State University and VA), Co-investigators, Sinisa Grozdanic, DVM, PhD (Iowa State University), Erin Lavik, PhD (Case Western Reserve), Anumantha Kanthasamy, PhD (Iowa State University) Matt Harper, PhD (Iowa State University and VA), and Bridget Zimmerman, PhD (UI). Dr. Lazik is a veterinary pathologist and researcher in the College of Veterinary Medicine, ISU, and also has a joint appointment with the Iowa City VA through the Center of Excellence for the Prevention and Treatment of Vision Loss (Randy Kardon MD. PhD, Director and Michael Abramoff MD, PhD, Associate Director, Sinisa Grozdanic, DVM, PhD, Director of Animal Research).
This grant received a very high priority score at the 12th percentile and is being funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation and Research Division for $1 million dollars for 4 years.
The overall research objectives for this proposal are to thoroughly characterize effects of blast injury on the function and structure of the brain and visual system (retina, optic nerve, visual radiations, and visual cortex).
Furthermore, the team will evaluate the efficacy of two new treatments: (1) a novel infusible nanoparticle with synthetic platelet aggregation activity developed to restore discontinuities in the injured endothelium and to reduce blast-induced hemorrhage and death, and (2) determine whether slow release of steroids from the nanoparticle synthetic platelet aggregator will have a positive clinical effect on neurological and visual system outcome.
The proposed experiments for this study have a high relevance for the treatment and rehabilitation of wounded warriors exposed to blast injury and trauma and are consistent with current top priorities of the Veterans Administration and Department of Defense in terms of advanced care for blast-induced traumatic brain injury.
President Obama visits Iowa City
President Barack Obama delivered a speech on health care at the University of Iowa Field House on Thursday, March 25, just two days after signing into law an extensive health insurance reform bill. The event was covered lived by all major media and wire services, which also covered responses, both positive and negative. Here is the text of the speech, published by the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/us/politics/26obama-text.html
Approximately 3,000 people attended the event. At least four Ophthalmology employees were able to attend the event and Dr. Keith Carter was among the group that stood on the stage behind the President. The Ophthalmology's own Rita Gallo and Dani Pitlick were there and supplied some of these photos (link below). Also in attendance from the Department were Laura Pitlick and Georgianne Perret.
Additional photos can be viewed from the EyeLibrarian photostream on Flikr and the UI News Service has provided some great pictures at http://www.uiowa.edu/homepage/obama/. Dr. Carter is in the 4th photo.
Purdue Veterinarian Visits Two Lane
A 23-day trek by David J. Waters will criss-cross the nation to visit the oldest living pet Rottweilers in the United States. Christened "The Old Grey Muzzle Tour," the trek begins in Harrisburg, Pa., on Thursday (March 11) and will finish April 3 in Seattle. Stop number 7 on the route on March 20th found Dr. Waters visiting Two Lane whose person, Connie Hinz, works for the Ophthalmology Department. Two Lane will soon be 14 years old.
Waters leads a research team that studies aging and cancer in pet dogs. The research includes the study of exceptionally long-lived Rottweilers - individuals that have lived to at least 13 years, which is equivalent to a human living to 100. Now, Waters says it's time to go muzzle-to-muzzle with these special canines. "These exceptional dogs have lived at least 30 percent longer than average for their breed," Waters said. "They have dodged cancer and other life-threatening diseases of aging. We believe studying them can shed light on what it takes to live well."
more information: http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research_park_foundation/2010/100308WatersTour.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-03-14-olddogs_N.htm
Iowa Eye Alumni Reception Scheduled
Iowa Alumni Reception (at the Annual Meeting of AAO)
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Intercontinental Hotel, Camelot Room, 505 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago